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Insulin-like growth factor-II regulates bone sialoprotein gene transcription.
Odontology - 1 Sept 2016
Choe Jin, Sasaki Yoko, Zhou Liming, Takai Hideki, Nakayama Yohei, Ogata Yorimasa
Abstract excerpt
Insulin-like growth factor-I and -II (IGF-I and IGF-II) have been found in bone extracts of several different species, and IGF-II is the most abundant growth factor stored in bone. Bone sialoprotein (BSP) is a noncollagenous extracellular matrix glycoprotein associated with mineralized connective tissues. In this study, we have investigated the regulation of BSP transcription by IGF-II in rat osteoblast-like...
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